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Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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SHA set to close down COVID field hospitals in Regina, Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 field hospitals are being shut down without ever having housed a patient. The Saskatchewan Health Authority set up the hospitals at Regina's Evraz Place and Saskatoon's Merlis ...
Jun 11, 2021 The field hospital at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
'A phone call a minute': Restoration company swamped after rainstorm
It was a crazy day in the Queen City on Friday: Torrential downpours, flooded underpasses, abandoned vehicles ... and for some, a water-damaged basement. Project manager Mike Payne at Restorex Disaste...
Jun 11, 2021 (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Regina homeowners watch as water rises again
People all over Regina had to contend with rising water on Friday morning -- and not just those trying to get from Point A to Point B. Dunsmore Drive in the northwest flooded out, but it wasn't surpri...
Jun 11, 2021 Simon Enoch's front yard on Montague Street, flooded on June 11, 2021. (Simon Enoch/Twitter)
Earplugs and white-noise machines: Westhill-area residents cope with vehicle noise
Just beyond Julie Derby's backyard fence, traffic rumbles by on Ninth Avenue North at 70 kilometres per hour, sometimes faster. There's a berm on the other side of the road that residents say bounces ...
Jun 11, 2021 From left, Julie Derby, Dave Sinclair and Linda McFie. They are among a number of residents in Westhill Park fed up with vehicle noise coming from Ninth Avenue North (in the background), located a short distance away from their backyards. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Rain on the plains: Regina hammered by major storm
Regina is awash. The rainstorm that hit the Queen City overnight has left streets flooded, drivers stranded and trees damaged. As of noon Friday, various areas of the city had received between 40 (1.6...
Jun 11, 2021 (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Pedestrian struck by semi in east Regina dies
A woman who was hit by a semi in east Regina last month has died. Regina police say the 68-year-old woman was walking at the intersection of Prince of Wales Drive and Victoria Avenue East when she was...
Jun 10, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
More legal pot stores needed to shake up black market, says report to council
Regina needs more than double the number of cannabis dispensaries in order to disrupt the illegal market, says a new report to city council. The report examines the impact of retail cannabis on the bl...
Jun 10, 2021 A sniff jar at the Eden marijuana retail store near Pilot Butte on Oct. 17, 2018. It has since been rebranded to Vatic Cannabis Co. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Regina program offers sports mentorship to underprivileged children
A new non-profit organization is in town: It's called Reggie City and it aims to enhance the lives of underprivileged youth by offering a chance to participate in sports, and support in education and ...
Jun 10, 2021 A file photo of a group of Reggie City participants. (Charlene Lewis/Submitted)
Conditions calling for severe thunderstorms throughout Sask.
The weather Thursday in Saskatchewan is one big question mark. Conditions are ripe for thunder, lightning, hail and vicious winds. The only question that remains is: Will it actually end up happening?...
Jun 10, 2021 Lightning strikes south Regina during a thunderstorm on July 1, 2019, which delayed the CFL football game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts at Mosaic Stadium. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Vaccine effectiveness and Delta variant: Microbiologist weighs in
According to microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau, there needs to be more done to tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy as new variants emerge around the globe. The number of people getting their first COVI...
Jun 10, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...